Limited Government and Free Market Views in Delaware

Gov. Markell’s Delaware Checkbook now online

He made a commitment and he followed through. In May, Governor Markell announced that the State of Delaware’s checkbook – payments to vendors – would be posted online by the end of July. The checkbook can be viewed at checkbook.delaware.gov. I am glad to see that Governor Markell and his team have delivered on the commitment they made to open government. This site is a very positive step in the right direction. The release of the state’s version of the online checkbook comes nearly a month after the release of CRI’s DelawareSpends.com which is a searchable database of not just state spending but county spending as well. Additionally, CRI’s site includes payroll data for the state, school districts and county government. With increasing options to review and track state spending, Delawareans will become better informed about state spending practices.

In all, today marks another very positive step forward in increasing transparency in Delaware.